Crop planning optimization model: The validation and verification processes

Central European Journal of Operations Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 451-462

  Janová, Jitka ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Production planning in agriculture; Stochastic programming; Validation; Verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864399145     PISSN: 1435246X     EISSN: 16139178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10100-011-0205-8     Document Type: Article

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